Finishing Plywood for Shed Walls

[KeithP]

I lined my shed walls with structafloor and painted with an off white which gives excellent brightness.
The ceiling is lined with a silver foil insulation material.
The floor is painted in a soft grey colour.
The wall lining also has insulation batts behind.
Structafloor was cost effective and is great for hanging and fitting things.

Regards
Keith

[groeneaj]

I lined my workshop with plywood also. If you have a search from a few years ago you can see the thread where some mates came around and did an almighty job helping me. I got hardwood veneered ply (some of it was even figured) for $25 a sheet. I’ve tried searching for it since but can’t find it. It was ridiculously well priced. Cheaper than MDF.

I never painted it, but as Shane said it will be covered in cabinets, timber racks etc. I do see the benefit of a white wall, but in my case the walls in my shop have lots of cabinets and other storage so not sure how much benefit I’d personally get from it. I had a sparky install some LED lighting a while back and it’s excellent.

[Cleokitty]

Agree that ceiling white is not suitable for anything other than ceilings that presumably won't be danced upon. I forget what exactly is missing but it's the component that gives wall paint its bullet-proofiness and stickabilty qualities.(Those are professional painting terms, by the way.)

[DaveVman]

Just thinking outside the box. Obviously you want to use your left over ceiling paint. I wonder if you could use that as a first coat and then put some semigloss over it.

To be honest you don't even need it to be a solid colour. It is just to lighten things up more than wood gain everywhere. You might even be able to use the ceiling paint thinned as a wash and get a nice weathered cabin effect. Could be even better than painting it.

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[Cleokitty]

Ceiling paint is fairly fragile so it's likely that the more robust top coat will pull it off as it is applied.
The paint we thinned for the floor was a high quality paint to begin. That's why I didn't suggest using the ceiling paint as the first coat. A small sample would be a good idea if that route is considered.

[Cleokitty]

Ceiling paint is fairly fragile so it's likely that the more robust top coat will pull it off as it is applied.
The paint we thinned for the floor was a high quality paint to begin. That's why I didn't suggest using the ceiling paint as the first coat. A small sample would be a good idea if that route is considered.

[Midnight Man]

Wow - thank you all for the additional information and feedback, it's greatly appreciated to say the least!

Given the feedback, I'll leave the ceiling paint in the can Like my father used to say, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right.

All good - seems I'm off to the paint store in the near future! (Cheap excuse to get something that is a bit off-white instead, just to prevent the "hospital" look).

Many thanks to all who contributed thoughts and ideas, it's great to get the information and first hand experience!

[Cleokitty]

Here's a photo of the floor finish.image002.jpg